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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Nature and Aim of Fiction, Writing Short Stories and On Her Own Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the editorial that challenged American writers say American writers do?
(a) Write as if everyone in the country is rich.
(b) Write about being poor.
(c) Write too abstractly, confusing readers.
(d) Write too much like British writers.

2. What item of clothing did Colonel Eggbert wear?
(a) A top hat.
(b) A jumper.
(c) A pique coat.
(d) A blouse.

3. Where did O'Connor see the ad for her first peafowl?
(a) The Florida Express.
(b) The Bazaar.
(c) The Market Bulletin.
(d) The Daily Mail.

4. O'Connor says belief in what is a hindrance to writers?
(a) The American dream.
(b) Christian dogma.
(c) God.
(d) Good and evil.

5. What possession of O'Connor's mom did the peafowl eat systematically?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Bread loaves.
(d) Pets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Connor think every writer would like to think of himself as?

2. Who said that the artist is concerned with the good of that which is made?

3. From what newspaper was the photographer who visited O'Connor at her home?

4. How old was O'Connor when a photographer visited her in "The King of the Birds"?

5. How many peafowl did O'Connor buy from an ad in a paper?

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